Games Like Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Superhero 18.1% ★, RPG 11%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to The Prodigy, continuing your journey as a powered hero in a reality-show setting.

Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, RPG 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The final installment of the trilogy, this title concludes the epic arc of your superhero character.

They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

Why similar: Text-Based 27.2%, Superhero 24.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, RPG 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This critically acclaimed title offers a deep, complex exploration of a former hero turned villain with significant branching paths.

So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.5%, Superhero 18.5% ★, RPG 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Rebirth, it continues the intense psychological narrative and high-stakes decision-making of the first game.

Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, RPG 21.7%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the fun, academy-style superhero training vibe while focusing on building relationships and managing powers.

Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, RPG 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of interactive fiction that explores the long-term consequences of your technological creations and moral choices.

America's #1 reality show for heroes is back for another season! Harness your superpowers to steal the spotlight, win votes, and save your sister!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, RPG 30.9%, Text-Based 24.8%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A spin-off in the Heroes Rise universe that shifts the focus to a new protagonist navigating the fame and politics of being a hero.

As the CEO of a corporation that sells superpowers to the highest bidder, you'll harness dark magic and travel through time to inflate your stock prices!

Why similar: Text-Based 47%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, RPG 20.7%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores the corporate side of the superhero industry, offering a unique perspective on managing powered individuals.

Wage a war of gunpowder and magic! As a gentleman-officer of the Royal Dragoons, will you sacrifice your fortune? Your honour? Your men? Your own life?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.4%, Text-Based 26%, RPG 20.9%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This military-themed adventure excels at making every tactical decision feel significant to the outcome of the war.

Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.9%, Text-Based 30.5%, RPG 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive Western epic that offers some of the most impactful choice-based storytelling available in the text-adventure format.

Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?

Why similar: Text-Based 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, RPG 25.1%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic high-fantasy epic that uses complex stat-tracking and challenging choices to determine your success as a ruler.

Step into the cockpit of a giant "mecha" robot, dueling with plasma sabers in an interstellar civil war!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Text-Based 27.3%, RPG 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane sci-fi adventure that combines mecha combat with deep, choice-driven narrative arcs.

Step into the shoes of an ancient mutant and get thrown into the modern, mortal world. Learn what you can about your past as you don the mask of a villain!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Text-Based 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, RPG 17.7%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a gritty, vigilante-focused superhero narrative with a strong emphasis on character growth and moral ambiguity.

As a criminal mastermind, choose a lair, rob a bank, hire a minion, and steal the world's largest ball of aluminum foil! Or, destroy the world. FINE.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.8%, Text-Based 33.9%, RPG 17.4%, Choices Matter 6%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game lets you play as a powerful villain, offering a refreshing inversion of the traditional hero tropes found in the genre.

As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.9%, Text-Based 28.4%, RPG 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Sabres of Infinity, it expands on the political intrigue and military strategy of the first game.

Congratulations! We are delighted to welcome you to the Grand Academy for Future Villains, the world's finest evil preparatory school, where unimaginable power begins with a world-class education!

Why similar: Text-Based 33.9%, RPG 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Indie 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical take on the superhero genre that allows you to embrace your inner antagonist within a competitive school environment.

Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

Why similar: Text-Based 36%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, RPG 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, supernatural high school drama that focuses on balancing social life with mysterious powers.

Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, RPG 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title draws heavily on mythology to create a high-stakes adventure where your choices determine your standing with the divine.

Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.4%, Text-Based 27%, RPG 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choices Matter 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its incredibly detailed world-building and prose, this game offers a deeply immersive fantasy experience.

With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! A thrilling interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Text-Based 23.2%, RPG 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A compelling sci-fi story that explores the personal and global consequences of possessing the power to manipulate time.

Your magic can change the world, but at what cost? Battle dragons, skyships, and evil Inquisitors, as you protect your homeland, conquer it, or destroy it forever!

Why similar: Text-Based 41.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, RPG 17.6%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a creative magic system and a wide variety of paths that allow you to shape the world through your choices.

Turn a scripted steel-cage wrestling match into a real fight in this 250,000-word interactive novel, the greatest text-based pro-wrestling RPG in the world!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.6%, Text-Based 31.5%, RPG 25.3%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique sports-themed narrative that captures the drama and spectacle of professional wrestling through text-based choices.

Are you worthy of the throne? Or do your siblings deserve it more than you do? What kind of heir will you be?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Text-Based 26.4%, RPG 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choices Matter 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A royal drama that focuses on the complexities of succession, family loyalty, and political maneuvering.

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Text-Based 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, RPG 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully written royal drama that emphasizes character relationships and the weight of leadership.

Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.5%, Text-Based 35.2%, RPG 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique legal-fantasy hybrid that challenges you to navigate the bureaucratic nightmares of the afterlife.

The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, RPG 10.1%, Choices Matter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, urban fantasy experience that offers deep lore and intense decision-making within the World of Darkness.

Become the Wielder of Soul Stone, an ancient artifact of untold power, and shape the fate of your world. Outrun the past so that you may have a future.

Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Text-Based 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A character-focused fantasy adventure that balances epic stakes with intimate personal relationships.

Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 43.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, RPG 24.3%, Indie 7.2%

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! Hire Alfred Hitchcock, seduce Greta Garbo, or build your studio into a powerhouse.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.2%, RPG 23.5%, Indie 7.6%

Everyone thinks you saved the world, but it was all a lie! You faked a "prophecy" with magical illusions. But now, your prophecy is coming true.

Why similar: Text-Based 33.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, RPG 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Choices Matter 6.5%

As a wanna-be hero, you must rescue a city held hostage by an evil wizard, and somehow find money to pay your rent! A 240,000-word interactive novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 32.1%, RPG 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Indie 9.8%

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.

Why similar: Text-Based 38.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.9%, RPG 24.9%, Indie 7.4%

Can your steam-powered inventions save the ancient Library of Alexandria? Will you sacrifice the library to protect the city? Or the future king instead?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.1%, Text-Based 30.8%, RPG 22.5%, Indie 7.6%

Climb to the very top of the class at your exclusive private school for socialites! Will you study hard, find a perfect match, or embrace scandal?

Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, RPG 26.6%, Indie 9.5%

Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life.

Why similar: Superhero 47.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, Choices Matter 5.6%

Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Break stories, outwit rival reporters, and become a celebrity in this interactive noir novel.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 50%, RPG 38.2%, Indie 11.8%

Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?

Why similar: Text-Based 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.1%, RPG 26.8%, Indie 8.7%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, RPG 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Story Rich 4.3%

Lead the revolt against a bloodthirsty empire! You grew up under the iron fist of the Hegemony. Now is your chance to end their blood-fueled magic, as you forge a ragtag outlaw band into a rebel army.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.3%, Text-Based 32.5%, RPG 18.3%, Indie 6.5%, Choices Matter 6.4%

Step into the fog to confront your terror: the evil that hides within. Unravel the fog's mysteries before you become its next victim. Or join us, instead.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.4%, RPG 18%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Story Rich 7%

Samurai of Hyuga is a brutal, heart-pounding interactive tale. Prepare to enter the land of silk and steel, where fantasy clashes against grim reality, and where the good guys don't always win in the end. It's a harsh world with tough choices at every turn. Good thing you're the toughest ronin around.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33%, Text-Based 29.6%, RPG 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Indie 5.6%

Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Text-Based 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, RPG 13%, Choices Matter 7.1%

BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.

Why similar: Text-Based 39.6%, RPG 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Indie 9.5%, Female Protagonist 5.9%

Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 37%, Text-Based 31.5%, RPG 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Choices Matter 6.2%

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, RPG 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%

Walk the path of a legendary mage, combining four different schools of magic to devastating effects.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, RPG 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Story Rich 3.3%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.8%, Text-Based 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, RPG 11.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Text-Based 28.9%, RPG 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%

You wake up at the bottom of the ocean, surrounded by your broken memories. Reclaim and compile your magic or drown in a sea of dreams.

Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, RPG 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 6.9%

Winning Love by Daylight is a Visual Novel that puts you directly amongst the action as a High School student who slowly uncovers the secret that several of their classmates are actually magical girl super heroes!

Why similar: Superhero 44% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, RPG 11%, Female Protagonist 4.2%

You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.5%, Text-Based 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, RPG 7.2%

A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike.

Why similar: Superhero 54% ★, LGBTQ+ 18%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

You and your friends were teenage sidekicks of the world's greatest heroes. But now, the heroes are missing. It's your turn to kick @#$ and save the world!

Why similar: Superhero 41.7% ★, Text-Based 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, RPG 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%

Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.7%, LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

Join Luce and her friends in this FREE first chapter: The Spark! A mysterious force transforms you and other residents of Vermillion into heroes and villains. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT in this turn-based combat dating adventure!

Why similar: Superhero 54% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Text-Based 19.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Story Rich 11.4%

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 11.4%

The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.7%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Story Rich 8%

A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 54%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 3.3%

Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, RPG 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%